alexandr vatagin-cello, bass, electronica, guitar, glockenspiel,...
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Influences
wladimir wysocki, bohren & der club of gore, radian, arab strap, at the drive-in, stina nordenstam, fennesz, element of crime, arvo part, bonnie prince billy, bach, die goldenen zitronen, the locust, john coltrane
Vital Weekly(nl):
Electronics, glitches and real instruments mingle quite nicely, partly creating flowing ambient textures and sometimes going into the noise end. The material works best if the real instruments get a somewhat bigger role, such as in the somewhat abrupt ending piece 'Sousier'. In the limitation the master is shown. In a world with so many long CDs with repeated ideas for too long, this is a small treasure. Not highly original, but damn fine executed.
Earlabs(nl):
So this music is thoughtful, and a nice blend of sounds of all sorts. It's maybe also a bit dreamy because it remains in a certain hazy state. That's what might be missing out here, some direction of a sort. But after you bought this disc you'll have a wonderful half hour of music. And that for the price of seven euro's. A bargain!
de:bug(de):
Digital bearbeitete Fieldrecordings treffen auf Bass, Cello und Vibraphon, abstrakte Klänge mischen sich mit melodischen Elementen, konkreten Instrumental- und Störgeräuschen. Kurz und knapp sind die einzelnen Tracks, die CD insgesamt nicht mal zwanzig Minuten lang, unglaublich stimmig und auf den Punkt die Musik. Aus den Ideen hätte man auch locker siebzig Minuten Material herausholen können. Hat man aber nicht. Klasse.
rockerilla(it):
Nuovo disco solista di Alexandr Vatagin dopo il debutto di "Valeot" pubblicato su Mirakelmusik nel 2006. Da quel disco e poi derivata la label che pubblica questo mini-album in cui malinconie strumentali vengono intrecciate a tiny-sounds elettronici e semplici melodie di archi. Stridori e bleep creano tracce minimali e bleep creano tracce minimali e di forma libera, a cui affidare il proprio spazio uditivo con attenzione e fiducia. Visioni eteree e voli pindarici diretti verso atmosfere rarefatte caratterizzano la fase conclusiva del percorso sonoro di "Shards", scuotendo gli umori ed innescando un piacevole senso di straniamento dovuto alla commistione di elementi acustici ed infiltrazioni elettroniche. Una buona overture per una prossima opera di maggior respiro.
France Musique - Tapage nocturne(fr):
"L'artiste viennois Alexandr Vatagin est un grand amateur d'instruments à cordes (particulièrement de basse et de violoncelle), mais également de glockenspiel, de vibraphone et bien sur d'électronique. Contrairement aux mélodies superbes mais un peu glaciales que je vous ai fait entendre la semaine dernière (Atom TM et Alva Noto), le travail de ce musicien est, tout en restant expérimental, plus proche d'un jazz abstrait ou d'un post rock instrumental et parfois vocal. L'ensemble est d'excellente facture tant par la qualité du jeu instrumental que par la belle rigueur des manipulations électroniques.
Gonzo(be):
Op dit tweede plaatje(met een speeltijd van achttien minuten) onder zijn eigen naam ontvouwt hij zeven miniatuurtjes waarin veldopnames, cello, bas en vibrafoon vervlochten worden met digitaal gepiep, gekraak, gezoem en geruis. De land- en zeekaarten van het continent van de minimale elektro-akoestische muziek zijn inmiddels allemaal getekend. Terra incognita en aha-erlebnissen hoeft u op "Shards" dan ook niet te verwachten, zachtmoedige en wonderschone melancholie des te meer. En voor zij die het niet wisten: het voordeel van een korte plaat is dat je haar snel opnieuw kan beluisteren.
Alexandr Vatagin
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----------combines all kinds of analogue glitches, coil humming and string
scratching with sparse sounds of real instruments or real sounds of
instruments into a finely woven texture that despite its fragility and
thinness seems dense and concentrated. Perusing the biggest part of the
classical solo-instrumentary betrays the trained musician, from cello to
piano to glockenspiel and guitar. But the electronica, samples and sounds
part also shows the experimentalist with an ear to the ground.
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-----------------------TUPOLEV(bass/cello)------------------------------------
---------------------------SLON(bass/electronics)------------------------------
--------------------------------WERNER KITZMÜLLER TRIO(cello,...)-------
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--------------------UND MORGEN, DER ASPHALT(bass/cello)---------------
-----------------------------PETER HOLY(cello, useless advices)-------------
-------------------------------------QUARTZ(bass/cello/electronic)------------
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-----------played concerts in austria, italy, france, germany, slovenia,-----
--belgium, poland, croatia, czech rep., slovakia, serbia,---------------------
------netherlands, russia, spain and UK.---------------------------------------
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-----------collobarated or played with Martin Siewert, Stefan Nemeth,---
---------------------Nicolas Bernier, Alex Wallner, Liger,...------------------
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...hey dear!!! many thanks for your support!! and thanks for your kind words as well...We really hope to do something together one of these days...so let us know when you're gonna be in Italy!
Thanks for the friend request and your kind words. Wow, your music is beautiful! You mixed acoustic and degital sound wonderfully! "like shards of broken glass" is amazing. Do you play cello for p-r music? I really like your cello sound! I am quite busy at the moment but I think it would be nice if we can collaborate sometime if you are ok. I hope we keep in touch!
I am happy about that I became a member of p-r team and your friend now :)
All the best, Izumi
-- PORT-ROYAL - "BALDING GENERATION (LOSING HAIR AS WE LOSE HOPE)" VIDEO
unser player geht gerade nicht, weil wir mit neuem mitglied am bass neues material erarbeiten. sobald es was zu hören gibt, gibt es meldung. muss euch mal live sehen! lg gilbert
thanks for connecting! i really enjoyed discovering your fragile yet pulsing sonic world.. especially "end of the community" - a great piece full of surprises and emotions..
habe dir gerade die Nachricht via Tupolev ausgerichtet, aber schreibe dir auch persönlich:
mein Album ist jetzt fertig gemastert und vollständig zugänglich zum reinhören in voller Länge und auch zum Herunterladen (gegen einen kleinen Preis) hier auf meinem Profil.
Hoffe, du magst die Streicher immerhin. Ich suche möglicherweise einen Cellisten für eine Tournée im Herbst ..
hey amigo..the concert was good..more or less...we had a black out on stage but we enjoy our staying in Genova...all the guys has been amazing!! Attilio gave us your hello! see you soon!
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